ArticleThe Saudi dental journal2016
Waterpipe smoking among health sciences university students: Knowledge, attitude and patterns of use.
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- Waterpipe tobacco smoking in healthcare students in the University of Jordan.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Prevalence of smoking among undergraduate students in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: A meta-analysis.Tobacco induced diseases · 2025Review
- Patterns and associated factors of shisha usage among the undergraduate students of Jouf University, Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study.Tobacco induced diseases · 2024Article
- Prevalence, Knowledge, Attitude, and Predictors of Waterpipe Smoking among School Adolescents in Saudi Arabia.Global health, epidemiology and genomics · 2022Article
- The prevalence of waterpipe tobacco smoking among Polish youths.Archives of medical science : AMS · 2021Article
- Factors associated with tobacco smoking among Saudi college students: A systematic review.Tobacco prevention & cessation · 2020Review
- A Call for Effective Interventions to Curb Shisha Tobacco Smoking among University Students in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia: Findings from a Cross-Sectional Study.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2019Article
- Tobacco use among male inmates and their attitudes toward its prevention in Khartoum State: A cross-sectional study.Tobacco prevention & cessation · 2019Article
- Smoking tobacco prevalence among college students in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: Systematic review and meta-analysis.Tobacco induced diseases · 2019Review
- Accomplishments and challenges in tobacco control endeavors - Report from the Gulf Cooperation Council countries.The Saudi dental journal · 2018Review
- Assessing the Effect of Waterpipe Smoking on Cancer Outcome - a Systematic Review of Current EvidenceAsian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2017Article
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Abstract
introductionAlthough waterpipe smoking is common in Gulf counties, its prevalence in Saudi Arabia is uncertain. The purposes of this study were (a) to assess the prevalence of waterpipe smoking among healthcare university students in Saudi Arabia and (b) to determine their attitudes and practices of waterpipe smoking. MATERIALS AND
methodsA cross-sectional survey was conducted among university students of three different health sciences colleges, namely medical, dental, and pharmacy, of a public university, through random cluster sampling. The questionnaire was designed to ask specific questions related to smoking in general and to waterpipe smoking specifically. The study was approved by the institutional research & ethics committees.
resultsA total of 535 participants were included in the study. More than one-third of the participants that reported having ever smoked a waterpipe (
conclusionWaterpipe smoking is very popular among Saudi university students, and knowledge among university students about the dangers of waterpipe smoking is alarmingly low.
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